On the evening of 19/0706, video conferencing was done between the DK and Udupi District Administrations in the offices of respective SPs. Besides DC DK Mr.Maheshwar Rao, SPDK Mr.B.Dayananda, DC Udupi Mr.Ponnuraj, SP Udupi Dr.A.S.Rao and ASP Udupi Mr.Satish Kumar, the RTOs of both disricts participated in the conference.
The conference was held to discuss about the revision of bus fares of the private bus operators of both districts. Prior to this, both districts had held RTA (Road Transport Authority) meetings in their respective district head quarters and had consulted the members of the public and also the various bus operators.
As such large number of private buses operate between Mangalore and Udupi cities. Hence any fare hike or fixation of bus fare has to be common for both districts. Hence this conference was held to elicit views of both district oficers regarding the fare hike and come to cartain conclusion.
After discussing the various aspects pertaining to the issue, both RTOs have been asked to work out the rates based on certain parameters agreed upon during the meeting. After this exercise, final dicision will be taken. This may take few days.
